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Geosesarma dennerle is a species of small land-living crabs found on Java, Indonesia. [1] It is popular in the aquarium trade, [1] where G. dennerle, in particular, is often simply called Vampire Crab. Crabs called "Geosesarma bicolor Krakatau Vampirkrabbe" are probably also G. dennerle. [1]
Geosesarma is genus of small freshwater or terrestrial crabs, typically less than 10 mm (0.4 in) across the carapace. [2] They live and reproduce on land with the larval stages inside the egg. They are found from India, [3] through Southeast Asia, to the Solomon Islands and Hawaii. [2] In the pet trade, they are sometimes called vampire crabs.
Geosesarma hagen is a species of small land-living crabs only found in Java, Indonesia. The crabs prefer a humid environment with elements from both terrestrial and freshwater aquatic habitats. They steer clear of drier land and although the younger crabs tend to live in closer proximity to the water, they are not aquatic crabs.
Geosesarma rouxi is a species of small, semi-terrestrial freshwater crabs native to Java, Indonesia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are commonly known in the pet trade as rainbow vampire crabs. [ 2 ]
Geosesarma larsi is a species of small land-living highland crab found in western Sarawak, Borneo. Adults have a carapace width of 12–15 mm and are of a purplish-red colour, which distinguishes them from other Geosesarma species in Borneo. The species is threatened by the loss of their small habitat. [1] [2]
Horseshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs, having inhabited ocean environments for more than 400 years, but their populations have been depleted for decades due to harvest in part for bait to catch ...
The state's blue crab fishery has been declining for years, and no one knows if or when that will turn around as pressures on coastal areas increase. NC's blue crab numbers have been dropping for ...
Mangrove crabs are predated on by wading birds, fish, sharks, [8] monkeys, hawks, and raccoons. [7] The larvae of mangrove crabs is a major source of food for juvenile fish in waterways near the crabs. [24] Adult mangrove crabs are food for the crab plover among other protected species. [17] To protect themselves the crabs can climb trees. [25]